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Akshata Murty meets Chelsea Pensioners in Downing Street

The group, which also included minister for veterans’ affairs Johnny Mercer, posed outside No 10 wearing Royal British Legion poppies.

The Independent UK

Minister: Nearly 3,000 Afghans in Pakistan to come to UK by the end of the year

Johnny Mercer said he has received assurances from Pakistani authorities that those eligible to come to the UK will not be deported to Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Foreign Secretary says Government favours ‘humanitarian pause’ over ceasefire

James Cleverly told reporters in Japan a ceasefire would hamper Israel’s ability to defend itself.

The Independent UK

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Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban – Met

Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to block the gathering.

The Independent UK

Met says pro-Palestine Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban

Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to block the gathering

The Independent UK

Met Police say Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban

Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to block the gathering.

The Independent UK

Pressure grows on Met to ban ‘provocative’ Armistice Day pro-Palestine march

Downing Street said Rishi Sunak believes the protest planned for November 11 is ‘disrespectful’

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Pressure on Met to ban ‘provocative’ Armistice Day pro-Palestine march

Downing Street said Rishi Sunak believes the protest planned for November 11 is ‘disrespectful’.

The Independent UK

Banged Up season 1 — release date, star inmates, locations, episodes, exclusive interview and everything we know

Banged Up season 1 — EastEnders star Sid Owen gives us an exclusive guide to C4’s new gritty new social experiment series that sees seven celebrities locked up with ex-criminals…

WhatToWatch

Banged Up review – all other prison documentaries look like pale imitations

Even the grittiest TV depictions of life behind bars seem lightweight compared with this menacing series, which makes celebrities share cells with ex-inmates – including a contract killer

The Guardian - UK

Banged Up review: Well-known faces strip, squat and go behind bars in this compelling reality experiment

Former minister Johnny Mercer, ex-MP Neil ‘Tractor Porn’ Parish and singer HRVY are among the men simulating prison life in Channel 4’s pioneering new series

The Independent UK

Banged Up 2023 cast: Meet the stars of the Channel 4 reality show

Banged Up 2023 cast: Meet the celebrities experiencing prison life first-hand, as the new Channel 4 reality show begins airing.

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Rayner: I will do ‘everything within my power’ to help nuclear test veterans

Former servicemen and women are campaigning for access to their medical records, which they say the MoD has illegally withheld.

The Independent UK

War crimes probes shouldn't 'endlessly pursue' veterans

The UK's minister of state for veterans' affairs says war criminals will be held to account but pursuing soldiers if evidence does not exist shouldn't happen.

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Johnny Mercer received £8,000 in taxpayer cash after sacking by Liz Truss

Cabinet Office report shows Tory minister, who was reappointed by Rishi Sunak, received money for loss of role

The Independent UK

Government has ended use of bridging hotels for resettled Afghans, minister says

Johnny Mercer told the Commons that more than 85% of households in bridging hotels at the end of March are now housed or matched to housing.

The Independent UK

Carol Vorderman on political campaigning: It’s fine if I lose TV jobs

The 62-year-old former Countdown star has ben involved in several rows with high-profile Government ministers.

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Tories turn on ‘useless’ Nadine Dorries after attack on Sunak

Boris Johnson loyalist branded ‘bitter’ and ‘embarrassment’ – after making extraordinary accusation in exit letter that PM put her safety at risk

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Minister insists all Afghans will be out of hotels within days despite warning deadline will be missed

Johnny Mercer says officials ‘working round the clock’ – but councils speak out on government ‘chaos’

The Independent UK

Children arriving on small boats held in jail alongside adult sex offenders, say campaigners

Unaccompanied minors being ‘destroyed psychologically’, say activists amid controversy over Home Office age assessments

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak accused of having ‘no plan’ for Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul

No adequate answers from government – as military and political leaders line up to demand PM honours ‘debt’ to brave Afghans who fought Taliban

The Independent UK

Minister vows to make Afghan resettlement schemes ‘work properly’

The schemes have been criticised as too slow and many Afghans have been in hotels since coming to the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-marine chosen by Labour to stand against Johnny Mercer in Plymouth

Fred Thomas hopes his time in elite commando force will boost campaign to unseat veterans minister

The Independent UK

Government condemned for ‘shameful’ eviction of thousands of Afghan refugees from hotels

Ministers told those who put themselves in ‘mortal peril’ facing homelessness

Evening Standard

One in five Afghans evicted from hotels is homeless, councils suggest

Last month, minister Johnny Mercer announced support for people to move on from hotels but added he expects ‘families to help themselves’

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